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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.1-30 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 3 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.5 µV
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-1.6 MHz: 1 µV
1.6-30 MHz: <0.15 µV
FM (10 dB SINAD)
1.6-30 MHz: <0.3 µV
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Selectivity 2.5 kHz (6dB) / 8.1 kHz (60dB) AM: 2.7-6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW/RTTY: 0.5-2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW-N/RTTY-N: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output Jensen speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - - AM  
RF-output ? ? 100 mW

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (13.8V DC option) ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1957 and 1959 Between 1984 and 1996 Between 1979 and 1983
Dimensions 171 × 279 × 381 mm
(6.73 × 10.98 × 15.00 in)
286 × 111 × 276 mm
(11.26 × 4.37 × 10.87 in)
78 × 240 × 49 mm
(3.07 × 9.45 × 1.93 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 1.15 kg (2.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 32 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features One optional band PBT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-000001-A ICOM-IC-R000071E ZODIAC-P-002012CH